Thortherold Early Origins

The surname Thortherold was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area, where they held a family seat in the lands of Thorthorald. David is the first on record but conjecturally they are descended from a Norman noble who moved north about 1137 after the Norman Barons War against King Stephen of England. King David of Scotland granted these Norman nobles much of the land in southern Scotland. David de Thorthald held a family seat there about 1215.

Thortherold Spelling Variations

Thortherold Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Thortharald, Thorthorwald, Thortherald, Thortharold, Thortherold, Tortharold, Torthorald, Torthorwald and many more.

Thortherold Early History

Thortherold Early History

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Thortherold Early Notables (pre 1700)

Thortherold Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Philip Torthorald who landed in North America in 1735.

The Thortherold Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Thortherold Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.